Sable and Hellberg linked with hotseat By Chris Dunlavy

JULIEN Sable remains favourite for the Sunderland job – despite Swede Kim Hellberg being interviewed on Thursday. Sable, 43, currently assistant to Francesco Farioli at Ligue 1 leaders Nice, is the front-runner with former Hammarby boss Hellberg also heavily backed. Owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is leading the hunt for a successor to Tony Mowbray, who was dismissed on Monday after a run of two wins in nine games left the Black Cats three points adrift of the play-off positions. Louis-Dreyfus grew up in France and retains ...